Plumbers and car mechanics alike are familiar with the monkey wrench, a heavy-duty tool with perpendicular jaws that can loosen or secure even the most stubborn of fittings. Monkey wrenches are so ...

BOSTON — Game 1 threw a monkey wrench into the narrative that Tom Thibodeau is rigid and stubborn. The Knicks defended ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in January 2010 threw a big monkey wrench into the 2010 elections. In a 5-4 ruling in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court overturned a ban ...